How To Cook A Turkey From Frozen
This easy roast turkey goes straight from the freezer to the oven, with no thawing needed. Seasoned with butter, herbs, and paprika, it comes out moist and delicious for Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner!
Ingredients
- Turkey
- Water
- Butter, melted
- Salt
- Pepper
- Rosemary
- Sage
- Thyme
- Paprika
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (177°C).
- Place the turkey in your sink and run hot water over it for 2 minutes. Then cut and remove the plastic bag. Place the turkey on top of a rack in your roasting pan.
- Add 1 cup of water to the bottom of the roaster, put the lid on and place it in the oven for 2 hours.
- After 2 hours is up remove the turkey from the oven and carefully tilt the roasting pan rack up on one end so that the juices that have collected inside of the turkey cavity run out.
- Remove the giblets and neck from the bird. If it hasn't thawed enough to remove the giblets check it again after cooking for another 30 minutes.
- Baste the turkey skin with melted butter and then sprinkle your favorite seasonings over it. Try using salt, pepper, sage, thyme, rosemary, and, if you like a dark red skin, sprinkle a little paprika too.
- Place the turkey back into the oven and continue to roast until done.
- When the turkey has reached 165°F (74°C) in the thickest parts of the breast and the innermost parts of the thigh and wing, remove it from the oven and let it rest for 30 minutes before carving.
These values are from a nutritional database and automatically calculated, and should only be used as an approximation.